Forethought_of_Gosport
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Reged: 13/02/2005
Posts: 349
Loc: Hamble-le-Rice, Hants
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Re: Can the shrouds be used as a radio aerial ?
13/05/2008 19:20
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I have this arrangement on my GK24, the shrouds act as a good broadcast radio aerial.
This works well with my vintage 1970's Sharp car stereo I fitted.
However, with a modern MP3/CD radio combo, the radio was useless and unstable with wierd whistles and burbles on Radio 2, the only station it could recieve.
So I went back to the old stereo - after all its more in keeping with the 1979 boat.
As for chocolate blocks, B&Q sells them for various prices from 99p for two made-in-china versions. Searching the electrical shelves nearby shows others priced higher.
Otherwise try an electrical/builders wholesaler.
It is held that a good crimped connection is probably more secure, but I have made some crimps that are worse than a chocolate block connection, usually with the wrong sized wire involved.
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